In the run up to the festive season, various tuna companies are getting ready to close production as migrant workers return home for the holidays. Some tuna plants will halt operations for as...
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Philippines Applies For GSP+ For EU
An application to the European Union’s Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) has been submitted by the Philippines in request for the country to be allowed to benefit from more tariff...
What Do Pangasius In EU And Canned Tuna In US Have In Common?
Continuous pressure by retail buyers for ever lower import prices, and the need for earning by processors and distributors have seen a reduction in the quality of certain fish products....
BB’s Anova Acquisition Centered On Tuna Supply Synergies
Bumble Bee Foods has made an official announcement on its acquisition of United States based Anova Foods. Its amalgamation of the two companies is hoping to bring together the...
Unexpected Developments Put Thai Union Shares On BUY
Thai Union Frozen Products’ (TUF’s) earnings are being given a boost by the depreciation of the Thai baht in the fourth quarter of this year. The company will benefit from baht weakness and is...
Calvo El Salvador To Receive SA-8000 Social Certificate
Calvo Group has become the first company in El Salvador and the second tuna producing company in the world to achieve the highest social accountability certification, SA8000. The...
2012 Had Dramatic Drops In Thai Tuna Reaching Europe
European imports of canned tuna from Thailand took a significant drop last year compared to 2011. Thailand’s canned tuna export volume to the EU as a whole fell 37.8 percent year on year. In...
PMIZ Industrial Tuna Zone Likely To Become A Reality? What Did You Think?
On the latest atuna.com homepage poll we asked you “Will the PMIZ Industrial Tuna Zone Project in PNG become a reality?” As many as 55 percent of our readers answered: “No, never.” Earlier...
Thai Union Sets Strategy For Growth To USD 8 Billion
The world’s leading tuna processor, Thai Union, has organized a workshop amongst top executives that will set a strategic roadmap for growth in Thailand and global markets. Thai Union Frozen...
Vietnam’s Tuna Exports To EU Rockets
A substantial 31 percent rise took place for Vietnam’s tuna exports to the EU in the first nine months of this year. Tuna products shipped to the European market totaled a value of USD 106...
John West Infusions “Goes With Anything”
John West’s iconic ‘Old Sam’ takes to the screen again to promote the brand’s new ‘Infusions’ tuna range. The no-drain canned tuna is introduced to the UK and Dutch market, enriched with both...
Tuna Processors Subjected To New Labeling Laws
The Ecuadorian tuna industry is likely to be strongly affected by the changing of food labeling laws by the country’s authorities. The new regulations will impact the spending of tuna...
Manfield Puts An End To MCM Select Foods’ Business
Seeing no opportunities to sell its remaining investment in canned seafood supplier, MCM Select Foods, private equity firm, Manfield Partners is now in the process of closing down the UK...
Ecuador’s Exports Heading For USD 2 Billion
Ecuador’s tuna exports for 2013 have already reached USD 1.8 billion according to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, William Moran. The numbers reveal that the world’s second...
Pacifical MSC Tuna Hits The Shelves For The First Time
Pacifical, a partnership between the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA), which manages the world’s largest sustainable tuna purse seine fishery, and Sustunable, an EU based sustainable...
Dongwon Stock Showing Recovery After 35% Fall
Dongwon Industries Co. Ltd. closed today with a share price of 306,500 Korean Won showing a significant dip from values earlier this year, but still marking some recovery. As one of the...
Mareblu Also Launches eBook
Italian tuna brand, Mareblu, has announced the launch of a new, free downloadable recipe eBook. Edited by chefs, the online cookbook offers quick meal ideas that include Mareblu tuna products....
Lean Management And Value-added Increase Thai Union Results
TUF has announced its operating performance in the third quarter of the year 2013, with a net profit increase of 180% from the previous quarter. The company is optimistic about the last...
Zero Duty For Ecuador Into EU Not A Done Deal
Despite earlier news that a deal between Ecuador and the European Union (EU) on the zero percent duty on tuna had already been reached, the latest information from Brussels is that matters are...
Frinsa Opens Specialty Tuna Store In Madrid
Frinsa, the third largest Spanish operator in the canned fish industry, located in Ribeira and founded in 1961, recently opened an independent specialty store in the exclusive Salamanca...